[pan-uh-ram-uh, -rah-muh] 
| 1. | an unobstructed and wide view of an extensive area in all directions. |
| 2. | an extended pictorial representation or a cyclorama of a landscape or other scene, often exhibited a part at a time and made to pass continuously before the spectators. |
| 3. | a building for exhibiting such a pictorial representation. |
| 4. | a continuously passing or changing scene or an unfolding of events: the panorama of Chinese history. |
| 5. | a comprehensive survey, as of a subject. |
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